Year 1 Interview Lesson Speaking and Listening

[bananabunch119]

Hello,

I am due to teach a 20 minute speaking and listening lesson tomorrow to 30 unknown year 1s.

I am planning on reading the story of Whatever Next until the point that the bear wants to come home. I am then going to stop the story and tell them the bear is in trouble and needs their help to get home.
They are going to work in groups choose if items are helpful or not for the bear to travel home with. Then their group is going to choose the most important item and feedback to the class. Finally I am going to read them the end of the story.
There are items such as a rubber duck, a telescope, a sandwich, a key I have pictures laminated. The LO is To explain views to others in a small group.
Can I get some feedback about the plan? I've not been observed doing a S and L lesson before.

The only thing I'd probably do is when someone in the group answers, it's not their personal solution it's what someone else in the group has said. E.g. 'Billy said xxx because xxxx'. This means that they have had to listen to the others in their group. Probably haven't explained that very well.

Even if a child answers incorrectly, try and put positive spin on it, so they don't feel discouraged.

If one or two children monopolise replying, look for the quieter, shy child and invite their ideas.

I sometimes suggest people in your situation make a DELIBERATE mistake, and see if the children pick up on it. I once worked as a TA with a brilliant teacher who did lots of quirky things like that; he would call the register, changing names to a foreign equivalent, or just use initials.

A Head I knew who had to take a reception class in a crisis, when the children were unsettled, sat and, without saying anything, tore up pieces of paper and dropped them on the floor; she soon had silent attention from the class!

Good luck, and ENJOY!

Barrier games in pairs?

Sounds good fun. I wish my child was in this lesson!

You could make large speech bubbles, large thought bubbles, and large listening bubbles and laminate them so that a child could use it as a prop to express themselves. Especially for the quiet shy child, then they could demonstrate to you that their thinking and listening.